Help ensure early problem detection and recovery with critical diagnostics and monitoring

Achieve a comprehensive end-to-end view of the entire fabric with non-intrusive and nondisruptive monitoring on every port

The IBM System Networking SAN24B-5 switch features both Gen 5 Fibre Channel and Fabric Vision technologies—providing outstanding price to performance value in an entry-level switch. SAN24B-5 gives organizations the flexibility, simplicity and enterprise-class functionality they need to unleash the full potential of high-density server virtualization, cloud architectures and next-generation storage. The switch is configurable in 12 or 24 ports and supports 2, 4, 8 or 16 Gbps speeds in an efficiently designed 1U form factor. It comes with a single power supply and integrated fans. A second optional power supply provides additional redundancy for increased resiliency.

SAN24B-5 provides a critical building block for today’s highly virtualized, private cloud storage environments. It can simplify server virtualization and virtual desktop infrastructure management while meeting the high-throughput demands of solid-state disks. SAN24B-5 supports multi-tenancy in cloud environments through quality-of-service (QoS) and fabric-based zoning features. It can also help minimize downtime in mission-critical environments by delivering high reliability, availability and serviceability.

Product features

Gen 5 Fibre Channel technology storage area network (SAN) switch

“Pay-as-you-grow” flexibility using the Ports on Demand (PoD) feature

2, 4, 8, 10 or 16 Gbps speed on all ports

Dual functionality as either a full-fabric SAN switch or an N_Port ID virtualization (NPIV)-enabled access gateway

Effective October 14, 2014, IBM® will withdraw from marketing select System Storage® and System Networking models. Refer to the Withdrawn products section for more information. On or after the effective date of withdrawal, you can no longer order these products directly from IBM.
IBM United States Withdrawal Announcement 914-121

Effective November 11, 2014, IBM® will withdraw from marketing select System Storage® and System Networking models. Refer to the Withdrawn products section for more information. On or after the effective date of withdrawal, you can no longer order these products directly from IBM.
IBM Europe, Middle East, and Africa Withdrawal Announcement ZG14-0204